Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
_________ of the students gave their views on the subject.

• A. Each
• B. Neither
• C. All
• D. One

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

All

The words 'each', 'neither (of)' and 'one' all refer to singular nouns. When the pronoun is singular in a sentence, the words in relation must also be singular. 'Their views' refers to a plural number of students. Hence these pronouns are not suitable here and options A, B and D are wrong.

('Neither of' refers to singular nouns, but sometimes 'neither' can be followed by plural verbs as well.)

Option C: 'All' is a plural pronoun and refers to more than one student. It agrees with the number of the other words 'students gave their views' and hence this is the correct option.